Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NEPO
Northern Design Centre Abbots Hill, Baltic , Business Quarter
Gateshead
NE8 3ADF
UK
E-mail: corporate.services@nepo.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nepo.org
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NEPO505 Payment Card Services
Reference number: NEPO505
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO have established a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Contract for the provision of Prepaid Card Accounts, Commercial Procurement Cards and other related services provided by payment solution providers.
The Framework Contract consists of the following lots:
Lot 1: Prepaid Payments
Lot 2 : Corporate Payments
The Framework Contract will replace the preceding NEPO505 Prepaid Cards Framework Contract which expired on 8.01.2022.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 053 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Prepaid Payments
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30160000
48812000
66000000
72212440
75200000
75300000
79211120
79211200
79412000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NEPO used an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Contract. The Framework Contract consists of two lots. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the Invitation To Tender documents. The most economically advantageous Tenderer(s) for each lot was awarded on to the Framework Contract.
Upon completion of the Tender evaluations, NEPO combined the final marks for both quality and price and evaluated Tenders according to the score. NEPO have awarded a total of two suppliers for lot 1 Prepaid Payments.
NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the successful supplier by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Contract pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the Framework Contract, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and awarded supplier and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Corporate Payments
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30160000
48440000
48812000
66000000
79211120
79211200
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NEPO used an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Contract. The Framework Contract consists of two lots. Tenderers were evaluated in accordance with the award criteria contained within the Invitation To Tender documents. The most economically advantageous Tenderer(s) for each lot was awarded on to the Framework Contract.
Upon completion of the Tender evaluations, NEPO combined the final marks for both quality and price and evaluated Tenders according to the score. NEPO have awarded a total of two suppliers for lot 2 Corporate Payments.
NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the services (if any) which will be placed with the successful supplier by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Contract pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof. In accordance with the Framework Contract, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and awarded supplier and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-005060
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NEPO505
Title: NEPO505 Payment Card Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/09/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Allpay Limited
Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 3SE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prepaid Financial Services
4th Floor, 35 Great St Helen's
London
EC3A 6AP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lloyds Bank PLC
25 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Westminster Bank
250 Bishop Gate
London
EC2M 4AA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 053 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NEPO
Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/09/2022